Jesuits Name Former ABQ Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse In TX

Jesuits began working at San Felipe de Neri parish in Old Town Albuquerquein 1868.

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The Jesuits U.S. Central and Southern Province on Friday released the names of 42 Jesuits they say have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor. One of the men identified has ties to a parish in Albuquerque’s Old Town.

Madrid was later accused of sexually abusing at least two boys in El Paso in the 1970s. The Jesuits and the Diocese of El Paso settled one lawsuit that named Madrid in 2013, according to the El Paso Times.

Madrid also worked in Catholic schools and churches in San Antonio and in Mexico. He died in 1982.

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